tiredI'm starting to put together my set list for Gafilk in January. It's going to require my usual motley crew of awesome backing musicians to learn some new pieces, as well as requiring me to extensively bribe the less-usual motley crew, so I want to solidify my desires, sit down with Paul, do some chording, and present a unified concept to the team. I think it's going to be really amazing, when it's all done.
Speaking of really amazing things, I went to Kristoph's this afternoon, and did the very very last little bits of my vocal part for Wicked Girls. Specifically, I recorded a counting rhyme for "Mother of the Crows," recorded the end spoken bits for "Tanglewood Tree," and recorded some giggles for "Jack's Place." And then I re-recorded the intro to "Counting Crows," because we had some click track bleed-through, and really, who needs to put up with that shit? I was there, we were already working, we did it, and now we are done. There are some instrumental bits yet to go, and a few vocals from other people, but on the whole, it's finished. Pre-orders are literally only waiting on finished cover art, and we may go ahead and open them without it.
I've been working on the edits and revisions to the final version of Late Eclipses (Toby four). The book is literally improving by the page. It's still a long way from done, but I'm chugging through at a more than respectable rate—which is good, since while I'm working on it, I'm not working on The Brightest Fell or Blackout. Balancing things is hard. I'm pretty good at it, but still. It's hard.
I have had a lovely glass of port (I am out of port again), and done my word count for tonight. Now is the time when I go to bed, and think sweet thoughts of finishing Late Eclipses and my short fiction assignments, thus freeing that slot for working on Midnight Blue-Light Special. I miss you, Verity!
Goodnight, world.
July 9 2010, 23:59:03 UTC 6 years ago
I hope you have a fraction of an idea how much your work is appreciated. Your concerts ROCK! like an insanely rocking rock thing :) Which isn't necessarily a surprise, as they're YOURS, but i can only guess what an amazing amount of work they take for you - assembling an ever-rotating crew from hither, yon, and yonder; all the care and selection you put into building the setlists, and then the extra work to make sure the Crew of the Moment has what's needed to do their parts for that particular list; not to mention the rarity of everyone being in the same space for any sort of extended concept like "regular rehearsals" *grin* But you always do it, and seem to do it with such glee :) And you just keep building the magic.
And i'm pretty darn sure i'm not the only one who greatly appreciates it - but i also hope that you know :) Yes, the doing may bring Joy to you...but quite happy that you share it with us as well
*huggs*
July 10 2010, 00:00:09 UTC 6 years ago
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